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- Edsel Ford and Henry Ford, with Unidentified Passenger and Chauffeur, Riding in a 1916 Mercer Touring Car, circa 1920 - The Mercer Automobile Company of Trenton, New Jersey, was founded in 1909 and quickly made its reputation in performance cars. Its early Raceabout models boasted a top speed over 70 miles per hour, and they were popular on the road and on the track. Unfortunately, problems with management and money combined to close Mercer in 1925.
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford and Henry Ford, with Unidentified Passenger and Chauffeur, Riding in a 1916 Mercer Touring Car, circa 1920
The Mercer Automobile Company of Trenton, New Jersey, was founded in 1909 and quickly made its reputation in performance cars. Its early Raceabout models boasted a top speed over 70 miles per hour, and they were popular on the road and on the track. Unfortunately, problems with management and money combined to close Mercer in 1925.
- Ford Motor Company Advertisement, "The Ford Motor Car in the Eyes of the Chauffeur," 1904 -
- February 13, 1904
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Advertisement, "The Ford Motor Car in the Eyes of the Chauffeur," 1904
- Ford Drivers for 'Roads of the Pacific,' California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - The Ford Exhibit -- the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition -- featured "Roads of the Pacific," where these uniformed men drove visitors over realistic reproductions of historic and modern routes in brand new Ford V-8s. Along the way, riders were immersed in 14 sections representing different "Roads of the Pacific."
- 1935
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Ford Drivers for 'Roads of the Pacific,' California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
The Ford Exhibit -- the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition -- featured "Roads of the Pacific," where these uniformed men drove visitors over realistic reproductions of historic and modern routes in brand new Ford V-8s. Along the way, riders were immersed in 14 sections representing different "Roads of the Pacific."
- Chauffeur with 1914 Renault Limousine - To be a successful motorist in the early 1900s, you needed to have some sort of mechanical skills. Or you had to find someone who did. Wealthy people employed private chauffeur-mechanics to not only drive, but also maintain and repair their large, expensive automobiles -- rather than learn to do it themselves.
- 1914
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Chauffeur with 1914 Renault Limousine
To be a successful motorist in the early 1900s, you needed to have some sort of mechanical skills. Or you had to find someone who did. Wealthy people employed private chauffeur-mechanics to not only drive, but also maintain and repair their large, expensive automobiles -- rather than learn to do it themselves.
- Ford Automobiles with Drivers, 'Roads of the Pacific,' California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - The Ford Exhibit -- the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition -- featured "Roads of the Pacific," where these uniformed men drove visitors over realistic reproductions of historic and modern routes in brand new Ford V-8s. Along the way, riders were immersed in 14 sections representing different "Roads of the Pacific."
- 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Automobiles with Drivers, 'Roads of the Pacific,' California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
The Ford Exhibit -- the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition -- featured "Roads of the Pacific," where these uniformed men drove visitors over realistic reproductions of historic and modern routes in brand new Ford V-8s. Along the way, riders were immersed in 14 sections representing different "Roads of the Pacific."
- Courtesy Cars for Fairgoers, Dearborn Street Train Station, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the largest, most talked-about exhibition at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago during 1934. Besides the general public, visitors included special guests hosted by Ford. Here, courtesy cars and drivers outside Chicago's Dearborn Street Station await the arrival of a group of Ford automobile dealers from Indianapolis.
- 1934
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Courtesy Cars for Fairgoers, Dearborn Street Train Station, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the largest, most talked-about exhibition at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago during 1934. Besides the general public, visitors included special guests hosted by Ford. Here, courtesy cars and drivers outside Chicago's Dearborn Street Station await the arrival of a group of Ford automobile dealers from Indianapolis.
- Ford Motor Company Advertisement, "The Ford Motor Car in the Eyes of the Chauffeur," March 1904 -
- March 01, 1904
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Ford Motor Company Advertisement, "The Ford Motor Car in the Eyes of the Chauffeur," March 1904
- Ford Courtesy Cars and Drivers, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Ford Motor Company recreated 21 sections of different historic and modern roadways outside the Ford Exhibition Building at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Fairgoers could tour these reproduction "Roads of the World" in courtesy vehicles.
- 1934
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Ford Courtesy Cars and Drivers, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Ford Motor Company recreated 21 sections of different historic and modern roadways outside the Ford Exhibition Building at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Fairgoers could tour these reproduction "Roads of the World" in courtesy vehicles.